ESPN.com: ‘Horns preseason No. 1

The basketball season hasn’t been over a week and the folks over at the Worldwide Sports Leader have tabbed the Longhorns as the preseason No. 1 for next season.

Of course that will be impacted by whether D.J. Augustin decides to leave early for the NBA. If Augustin comes back, the Longhorns will return their entire starting five from a team that won a school-record 31 games and reached the Elite Eight.

The top five according to ESPN.com: 1. Texas; 2. North Carolina; 3. Pittsburgh; 4. Kansas; 5. Notre Dame.